Example Sentences
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Methanol helps prevent freezing and the accumulation of solid hydrates that can plug gas-compression equipment and limit pipeline flow, and it acts as a solvent and corrosion inhibitor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Frozen methane hydrates are trapped inside subsea permafrost and mixed with sediments across the deep ocean floor.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024
The bottom line is water is essential, hydrates us and has countless other health benefits.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
The challenge now is making sure everyone hydrates well to recover as quickly as possible.
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2023
The parts that remain are likely to be converted into oxides, carbonates, and hydrates, through reaction with oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water, which are always present at the surface and at shallow depths.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
